The Landsat satellite record stretches from 1972 to the present. This gallery includes all Landsat images published on the Earth Observatory, Visible Earth, and Landsat Science web sites from all seven Landsat satellites (Landsats 1-8, Landsat 6 failed to achieve orbit). All of the images are in the public domain and may be used with attribution. The correct attribution for imagery obtained from this site is:
“Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey” or “USGS/NASA Landsat”

Snowmelt Has Been Coming Earlier in Wyoming Read more

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves Read more

A Thousand Miles from Nowhere Read more

Copper River Delta Read more

‘Ungovernable Fury’ Read more

Rising Waters on Kenya’s Great Rift Valley Lakes Read more

The Birthplace of the United States Read more

Mount Etna Read more

Surging Elbe in Wittenberg Read more